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Sep. 30, 2013 Senior notes [Member] 8.25% Senior note [Member] | Jun. 30, 2011 Senior notes [Member] 8.25% Senior note [Member] | Jun. 30, 2011 Junior subordinated debt [Member] Trust Preferred Securities [Member] | Jun. 30, 2011 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] Senior notes [Member] 8.25% Senior note [Member] | Jul. 15, 2011 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] Junior subordinated debt [Member] Trust Preferred Securities [Member] Maiden Capital Financing Trust [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] Junior subordinated debt [Member] Trust Preferred Securities [Member] Maiden Capital Financing Trust [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] NGHC Quota Share Reinsurance Agreement [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] NGHC Quota Share Reinsurance Agreement [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] NGHC Quota Share Reinsurance Agreement [Member] Commissions Paid [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] NGHC Quota Share Reinsurance Agreement [Member] Commissions Paid [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] NGHC Quota Share Reinsurance Agreement [Member] Commissions Paid [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] NGHC Quota Share Reinsurance Agreement [Member] Commissions Paid [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] NGHC Subsidiaries Reinsurance Agreement [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] NGHC Subsidiaries Reinsurance Agreement [Member] Layer One [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] NGHC Subsidiaries Reinsurance Agreement [Member] Layer Two [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] NGHC Subsidiaries Reinsurance Agreement [Member] Premiums Earned [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] NGHC Subsidiaries Reinsurance Agreement [Member] Premiums Earned [Member] | Sep. 12, 2013 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] NGHC Integon Consulting Agreement [Member] | Sep. 12, 2012 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] NGHC Integon Consulting Agreement [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] NGHC Integon Consulting Agreement [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] NGHC Integon Consulting Agreement [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] NGHC New South Insurance Company Reinsurance Agreement [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] NGHC New South Insurance Company Reinsurance Agreement [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] NGHC New South Insurance Company Reinsurance Agreement [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] NGHC New South Insurance Company Reinsurance Agreement [Member] Commissions Paid [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] NGHC New South Insurance Company Reinsurance Agreement [Member] Commissions Paid [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] NGHC New South Insurance Company Reinsurance Agreement [Member] Commissions Paid [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] NGHC New South Insurance Company Reinsurance Agreement [Member] Commissions Paid [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] NGHC New South Insurance Company Reinsurance Agreement [Member] Premiums Earned [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] NGHC New South Insurance Company Reinsurance Agreement [Member] Premiums Earned [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] NGHC New South Insurance Company Reinsurance Agreement [Member] Premiums Earned [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 National General Holdings Corp. [Member] NGHC New South Insurance Company Reinsurance Agreement [Member] Premiums Earned [Member] | Jul. 15, 2011 Michael Karfunkel [Member] Junior subordinated debt [Member] Trust Preferred Securities [Member] Maiden Capital Financing Trust [Member] | Jul. 15, 2011 George Karfunkel [Member] Junior subordinated debt [Member] Trust Preferred Securities [Member] Maiden Capital Financing Trust [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of net premiums of personal lines business reinsured |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent participation in quota share by subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of net premiums of personal lines business received by subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of net premiums of personal lines business received by reinsurers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of net losses related to premiums of personal lines business assumed by reinsurers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cancellation notice period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cancellation notice period upon the occurrence of certain early termination events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Early termination events, reduction threshold of stockholders' equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commission rate, percent of ceded written premiums |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32.00% | 32.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commission rate, adjusted percent of ceded written premiums |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commission rate, adjustment criteria, loss ratio ceiling |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commission rate, reduced adjustment to percent of ceded written premiums |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30.00% | 30.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commission rate, adjustment criteria, loss ratio floor |  |  |  |  |  |  | 64.50% | 64.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses recorded from related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 19,910,000 | $ 21,856,000 | $ 63,608,000 | $ 63,435,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Liability percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reinsurance coverage limit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,000,000 | 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reinsurance coverage threshold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum limit of liability attaching |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Monthly base fee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,000 | 25,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fee rate per policy quote |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fee rate per policy requote |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount | 107,500,000 | 107,500,000 |  | 107,500,000 |  | 260,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of personal lines business ceded to related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 104,000 | 113,000 |  |  | 72,000 | 238,000 | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
Principal amount repurchased |  |  | $ 107,500,000 | $ 107,500,000 | $ 12,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 79,066,000 | $ 25,000,000

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